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Topic: Official Dollar General Bowl Game Thread: Troy
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GoCats105
12/5/2016 2:17 PM
If I had the time to go to a million different places to shop, I would go to Kroger for bulk items, Fresh Thyme/Whole Foods/Trader Joes for produce and then Dollar General for household items. I unfortunately do no have the time so Kroger it is.
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Bcat2
12/5/2016 2:46 PM
GoCats105 wrote:expand_more
If I had the time to go to a million different places to shop, I would go to Kroger for bulk items, Fresh Thyme/Whole Foods/Trader Joes for produce and then Dollar General for household items. I unfortunately do no have the time so Kroger it is.
In our area bugs on the front of our vehicles can be a problem. A friend I ride with, who is a trucker, put me onto a general purpose cleaner, which, I can only find at Dollar General. It makes cleaning bugs from the front of the vehicles much easier. Our small town has two Dollar Generals.
Last Edited: 12/5/2016 2:47:11 PM by Bcat2
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Pataskala
12/5/2016 4:16 PM
Robert Fox wrote:expand_more
So much hate for Dollar General. Strange. Is it because Dollar General serves poor areas? Offers market-leading prices on merchandise? Is frequented by lower-middle class and poor-class shoppers?

Kind of feels like Oxford, Ohio in here...
For me, it's not really hate. It's just the cheap, second-rate, low-quality perception that goes with a dollar store. It feels second-class (not that it really is; it's still the same bowl that GMAC sponsored). It's sort of like when multi-level marketer Advocare was sponsoring the Independence Bowl. The first thing that came to my mind was "pyramid scheme." (Note that Camping World is now sponsoring the Independence Bowl.)
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C Money
12/5/2016 4:22 PM
Family Dollar > Dollar General >>>>>>>>>>>> Dollar Tree
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Robert Fox
12/5/2016 4:35 PM
Having defended Dollar General, I will say I'm surprised by their decision to sponsor a bowl, especially this level of bowl. My perception: typical shoppers at Dollar General are more inclined to root for "big name" college football (Alabama, Ohio State, Florida, Texas, etc). Those schools are not in line to play in Mobile. So If I'm in charge of marketing for Dollar General, my advice is either go big or go home--which is to say, sponsor a New Year's Day level bowl that could potentially host one of those teams, or don't sponsor a bowl at all.
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ou79
12/5/2016 6:18 PM
I personally am waiting for my favorite, Waffle House, to step up to the plate (pun intended) and sponsor. Now there is a seriously misunderstood and quite frankly under appreciated restaurant.
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The Optimist
12/5/2016 8:26 PM
Robert Fox wrote:expand_more
Having defended Dollar General, I will say I'm surprised by their decision to sponsor a bowl, especially this level of bowl. My perception: typical shoppers at Dollar General are more inclined to root for "big name" college football (Alabama, Ohio State, Florida, Texas, etc). Those schools are not in line to play in Mobile. So If I'm in charge of marketing for Dollar General, my advice is either go big or go home--which is to say, sponsor a New Year's Day level bowl that could potentially host one of those teams, or don't sponsor a bowl at all.
Only football game on TV that night. Murica loves football.

Brilliant move.
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Mike Johnson
12/5/2016 9:49 PM
ou79 wrote:expand_more
I personally am waiting for my favorite, Waffle House, to step up to the plate (pun intended) and sponsor. Now there is a seriously misunderstood and quite frankly under appreciated restaurant.
During my senior year at OU, my girlfriend - later to become my wife Lynne - was a southerner. The summer after graduating and before starting my Army service, I flew south to visit her and her family. From Georgia we journeyed west through Alabama and Mississippi and north to Memphis and then across the river and southwest to Pine Bluff, Arkansas where Lynne was born. Along the way I learned of a southern grocery chain - Piggly Wiggly. Now, wouldn't that make for a snicker-inducing name for a bowl?
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ou79
12/5/2016 9:59 PM
Love it Mike.
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OhioCatFan
12/5/2016 10:01 PM
Mike Johnson wrote:expand_more
I personally am waiting for my favorite, Waffle House, to step up to the plate (pun intended) and sponsor. Now there is a seriously misunderstood and quite frankly under appreciated restaurant.
During my senior year at OU, my girlfriend - later to become my wife Lynne - was a southerner. The summer after graduating and before starting my Army service, I flew south to visit her and her family. From Georgia we journeyed west through Alabama and Mississippi and north to Memphis and then across the river and southwest to Pine Bluff, Arkansas where Lynne was born. Along the way I learned of a southern grocery chain - Piggly Wiggly. Now, wouldn't that make for a snicker-inducing name for a bowl?
+1

Great story and interesting bowl name suggestion. :-)
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OUcats82
12/5/2016 10:43 PM
ou79 wrote:expand_more
I personally am waiting for my favorite, Waffle House, to step up to the plate (pun intended) and sponsor. Now there is a seriously misunderstood and quite frankly under appreciated restaurant.
Even better would be The Waffle House Gridiron Bowl.
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cc-cat
12/5/2016 10:54 PM
Mike Johnson wrote:expand_more
Along the way I learned of a southern grocery chain - Piggly Wiggly. Now, wouldn't that make for a snicker-inducing name for a bowl?
First self-service grocery store in the country. Gotta Love The Pig!

Now you want to go full on South - We can start the Moon Pie Bowl. (though as an ex-client, I can tell you they don't have the cash).
Last Edited: 12/5/2016 10:56:12 PM by cc-cat
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OhioStunter
12/5/2016 10:58 PM
Bcat2 wrote:expand_more
In our area bugs on the front of our vehicles can be a problem. A friend I ride with, who is a trucker, put me onto a general purpose cleaner, which, I can only find at Dollar General. It makes cleaning bugs from the front of the vehicles much easier. Our small town has two Dollar Generals.
I love this board.
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OUcats82
12/5/2016 11:25 PM
cc-cat wrote:expand_more
Along the way I learned of a southern grocery chain - Piggly Wiggly. Now, wouldn't that make for a snicker-inducing name for a bowl?
First self-service grocery store in the country. Gotta Love The Pig!

Now you want to go full on South - We can start the Moon Pie Bowl. (though as an ex-client, I can tell you they don't have the cash).
Too bad the bowl isn't being played a week later. We could all stay in Mobile and watch the giant Moon Pie drop!

Are they still fully owned and operated by The Chattanooga Bakery Company? I wonder how many times McKee has attempted to purchase them? Is outer space big enough to have both Moon Pie and Star Crunch?

Greater Chattanooga does offer the world some tasty, low cost treats! Christmas Tree brownies are the best this time of year.
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Valley Cat
12/6/2016 6:52 AM
Glad to see corporate America continue to sponsor these Bowl Games. I could care less the sponsor. Mobile has been good to the MAC.
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Mark Lembright '85
12/6/2016 9:58 AM
It could be worse-the Harris Teeter Grocery Store chain out of Charleston, SC could be a sponsor!
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colobobcat66
12/6/2016 10:05 AM
I'm all behind a HE Butt Bowl. H-E-B=HE Butt grocery store in the Houston area.
Last Edited: 12/6/2016 10:13:20 AM by colobobcat66
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Pataskala
12/6/2016 11:29 AM
I was surprised to see The Lion's Den advertising on TV the other night. Imagine the swag bag if they sponsored a bowl game.
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Alan Swank
12/6/2016 11:36 AM
Mark Lembright '85 wrote:expand_more
It could be worse-the Harris Teeter Grocery Store chain out of Charleston, SC could be a sponsor!
Kroger owns Harris Teeter now. HT is a great store but not quite as nice as Wegman's though.
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ShoreCat
12/6/2016 11:51 AM
I'm used to threads on this board getting hijacked by the usual Monroe vs. the world definition of what defines a "successful" program. I'm kind of enjoying this diversion about BA posters low-cost shopping preferences. I can't wait for the "which drive-in carry-out" in Athens is the best. The answer for me is Stop-N-Cop on Richland who was much more lenient in accepting my awful fake ID in 1993.

Back to the game, I like everything about this game except the date. A week later, and I'm there. I love the opponent and city. If both teams come to play it should be an entertaining game.
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C Money
12/6/2016 12:46 PM
BayCat wrote:expand_more
I'm used to threads on this board getting hijacked by the usual Monroe vs. the world definition of what defines a "successful" program. I'm kind of enjoying this diversion about BA posters low-cost shopping preferences. I can't wait for the "which drive-in carry-out" in Athens is the best. The answer for me is Stop-N-Cop on Richland who was much more lenient in accepting my awful fake ID in 1993.
1. The one on West Union that was a combo car wash (Happy Cat, maybe? TBH, I don't know if it had a name) - The only time a clerk ever expressly told me not to show my ID.
2. Stop-N-Cop - They had an 18 for $12 special on 40s of King Cobra once, so they will always have a special place in my heart.
3. Dale's BP - For all those times when you can't go back into the bar but you're gonna need something to drink before you make it back home.
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Bcat2
12/6/2016 1:32 PM
So, one more time, with feeling. Last time in Green for:

99 Laseak, Kurt DL 6-4/244 RS SR Mentor, Ohio
79 Watson, Troy OL 6-6/293 RS SR Aurora, Ohio
78 Gibbons, Nick OL 6-5/309 RS SR Stone Mountain, Ga.
71 Cooper, Josh OL 6-2/313 RS SR Yazoo City, Miss.
67 Johnson, Tyler OL 6-3/264 RS SR Lebanon, Ohio
50 Strobel, Tom DL 6-5/283 RS SR Mentor, Ohio
33 Brown, Blair LB 6-0/240 RS SR Moreno Valley, Calif.
29 Miller, Ceth LS 5-11/239 RS SR Mount Vernon, Ohio
24 Davis, Toran S 6-0/212 RS SR Lithonia, Ga./Southwest DeKalb
22 Hardy, Bo S 5-10/200 RS SR Galloway, Ohio
14 Windham, Greg QB 6-1/215 RS SR Tampa, Fla./King
12 Reid, Jordan WR 6-3/209 RS SR Stone Mountain, Ga.
11 Rodriguez, Mali TE 6-3/216 RS SR Brooklyn, N.Y.
10 Stites, Randy CB 5-10/186 RS SR West Carrollton, Ohio
93 Basham, Tarell DL 6-4/262 SR Rocky Mount, Va.
44 Sayles, Casey DL 6-3/288 SR Omaha, Neb./Omaha North
6 Smith, Sebastia WR 6-3/206 SR Columbus, Ohio

A very fine group. Very glad to have had the opportunity to follow them.
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GoCats105
12/6/2016 1:38 PM
BayCat wrote:expand_more
I'm used to threads on this board getting hijacked by the usual Monroe vs. the world definition of what defines a "successful" program. I'm kind of enjoying this diversion about BA posters low-cost shopping preferences. I can't wait for the "which drive-in carry-out" in Athens is the best. The answer for me is Stop-N-Cop on Richland who was much more lenient in accepting my awful fake ID in 1993.

Back to the game, I like everything about this game except the date. A week later, and I'm there. I love the opponent and city. If both teams come to play it should be an entertaining game.
For a minute there I thought you were going to start talking about the Coolville Cool Spot on US 50. That was my main stopping joint for road snacks and gas to and from Athens.
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Alan Swank
12/6/2016 1:43 PM
Hey Bcat2 - just curious, what is your connection to OU football? Did you go to OU, are you from Ohio, are you related to a coach or player, did you play for one of the coaches? Just curious.
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Brian Smith (No, not that one)
12/6/2016 2:15 PM
If you buy your cleaning supplies anywhere other than Dollar General, you're doing life wrong.

But saying we're not allowed to make fun of a bowl being sponsored by Dollar General is outrageous. Lampooning sponsorships of bowls is a longstanding tradition of college football fans dating back to the Poulan Weed-Eater Independence Bowl.
Last Edited: 12/6/2016 2:18:50 PM by Brian Smith (No, not that one)
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